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This Sunday, September 14, the Montague Street BID’s fall season of Open Streets Montague will begin. Montague between Clinton and Hicks will be closed to traffic (except for emergencies) from 10:00 ...
PM, the Brooklyn Heights Interfaith Clergy Association, which includes representatives of various Christian, Jewish, and Muslim houses of worship in the neighborhood, will hold their annual ...
The twentieth annual Brooklyn Book Festival takes place this week. The principal events will be this coming weekend. Childrens Day, featuring a puppet show with an interactive word game, will be ...
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this weekend (late Friday evening, September 20 through early Monday morning, September 23) should be a “green light weekend,” as there are no planned ...
Thomas Wolfe once wrote “Only the dead know Brooklyn.” I don’t know if he meant that in the literal sense, but given the large number of cemeteries here it’s fitting nonetheless. However, most of us ...
For those not familiar with Pete’s Waterfront Ale House, the Atlantic Avenue bar has been a neighborhood staple for almost two decades. It is owned by Sam Barbieri, who was classically trained at the ...
BHB reported in late July that another property in the Jehovah’s Witnesses real estate portfolio had hit the marketplace: the beautiful five-story, 5,088sf residential brownstone at 67 Remsen ...
We recently went on a trip back in time at some of the restaurants in the North Heights. Now it’s time to start doing the same down on Montague Street. What was there before today’s eateries? What do ...
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The Brooklyn Eagle has a wonderful story this week about the glory days of the St. George Hotel, most notably its salt water pool. The piece was written by Dr. Howard B. Moshman, a long time resident ...
Above, "Bird's Eye View Of Fulton Street," December 1909. Below, "Fulton Street, the heart of Brooklyn's shopping district," 1940s. (Postcards: Cardcow.com) ...